Two Ladies (ancient Egyptian title)

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Two Ladies is an ancient Egyptian royal epithet invoking the protective goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet, symbolizing the unified rule over Upper and Lower Egypt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian royal epithet
ancient Egyptian title
alsoKnownAs Nebty name NERFINISHED
appearsOn royal inscriptions
royal monuments
royal seals
appearsWith Horus name of the king
prenomen of the king
appliesTo king of Lower Egypt
king of Upper Egypt
associatedWith Nekhbet of Elkab NERFINISHED
Wadjet of Buto NERFINISHED
royal titulary of the king
category ancient Egyptian royal titulary
culticAssociation temples of Nekhbet and Wadjet
embodies unity of the Two Lands
geographicalScope Lower Egypt NERFINISHED
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
hasFunction legitimation of royal authority
protection of the king
hasGenderForm dual feminine
hasRole protective epithet of the king
hasSymbol cobra of Wadjet NERFINISHED
vulture of Nekhbet NERFINISHED
iconographyIncludes vulture and cobra together
invokes protective goddesses of Upper and Lower Egypt
isPartOf symbolic representation of Egyptian state
language Ancient Egyptian
linkedTo red crown of Lower Egypt
white crown of Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
partOf fivefold royal titulary
politicalContext ideology of a unified Egypt
refersTo Nekhbet NERFINISHED
Wadjet NERFINISHED
dual sovereignty over the Two Lands
relatesTo concept of Egyptian kingship
religiousContext ancient Egyptian religion
religiousRole link between king and protective deities
symbolizes unified rule over Upper and Lower Egypt
usedBy ancient Egyptian pharaohs
usedIn coronation ideology
royal protocol
usedSince Early Dynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED
usedThroughout Pharaonic period
writtenIn hieroglyphs

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Lord of the Two Lands relatedTo Two Ladies (ancient Egyptian title)